Boys and Girls (album)
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| Studio album by Bryan Ferry | ||||
| Released | 3 June 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985, AIR Studios, Hampstead, London; Compass Point Studios, New Providence, The Bahamas; Effanel Mobile; RPM Studios, New York; Sarm West Studios, London; The White House, New South Wales, Australia; The Power Station, New York [1] | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 38:24 | |||
| Label | E'G | |||
| Producer | Bryan Ferry, Rhett Davies | |||
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| Singles from Boys and Girls | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | (B-)[3] |
| Rolling Stone | (equivocal)[4] |
Boys and Girls is Bryan Ferry's sixth solo album, released in 1985 by EG Records. It remains Ferry's only number 1 solo album in the UK [5] and contains two UK top 40 hit singles. It is also Ferry's most successful solo album in the US, having been certified Gold for sales in excess of half a million copies there.
The album was remastered and re-released in 2000, and was released on SACD format in 2005.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Bryan Ferry except as noted.
- "Sensation" – 5:07
- "Slave to Love" – 4:26
- "Don't Stop the Dance" (Ferry, Rhett Davies) – 4:19
- "A Waste Land" – 1:02
- "Windswept" – 4:31
- "The Chosen One" – 4:51
- "Valentine" – 3:47
- "Stone Woman" – 4:56
- "Boys and Girls" – 5:25
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Additional personnel
- Neil Hubbard - guitar
- Neil Jason - bass
- Chester Kamen - guitar
- Mark Knopfler - guitar
- Tony Levin - bass
- Jimmy Maelen - percussion
- Martin McCarrick - cello
- Marcus Miller - bass
- Andy Newmark - drums
- Nile Rodgers - guitar
- David Sanborn - saxophone
- Keith Scott - guitar
- Alan Spenner - bass
- Anne Stephenson - strings
- Jon Carin - keyboards
- Virginia Hewes - backing vocals
- Ednah Holt - backing vocals
- Fonzi Thornton - backing vocals
- Ruby Turner - backing vocals
- Alfa Anderson - backing vocals
- Michelle Cobbs - backing vocals
- Yanick Etienne - backing vocals
- Colleen Fitz-Charles - backing vocals
- Lisa Fitz-Charles - backing vocals
- Simone Fitz-Charles - backing vocals
[edit] Technical Personnel
- Rhett Davies – recording engineer
- Bob Clearmountain – recording engineer, mixing engineer
- Neil Dorfsman – recording engineer
- Femi Jiya – recording engineer
- Dominick Maita – recording engineer
- Brian McGee – recording engineer
- Andy Lydon – recording engineer
- Benjamin Armbrister – assistant engineer
- Carb – assistant engineer
- Steve Churchyard – assistant engineer
- Randy Ezratty – assistant engineer
- Dave Greenberg – assistant engineer
- Kevin Killen – assistant engineer
- Heff Moraes – assistant engineer
- Peter Revill – assistant engineer
- Kendal Stubbs – assistant engineer
- Robert Ludwig – mastering engineer
[edit] Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 1985 | UK Album Charts | 1 [5] |
| 1985 | Billboard 200 | 63 [6] |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak Position |
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| 1985 | "Slave to Love" | UK Singles Charts | 10 [5] |
| 1985 | "Slave to Love" | Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 19 [7] |
| 1985 | "Don't Stop the Dance" | UK Singles Charts | 21 [5] |
| 1985 | "Don't Stop the Dance" | Billboard Adult Contemporary | 26 [7] |
| 1985 | "Don't Stop the Dance" | Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 30 [7] |
| 1985 | "Windswept" | UK Singles Charts | 46 |
[edit] Certifications
| Organization | Level | Date |
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| BPI – UK | Gold | June 5, 1985 [8] |
| BPI – UK | Platinum | October 29, 1985 [8] |
| RIAA – U.S. | Gold | February 18, 1993 [9] |
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Boys and Girls". These Vintage Years. Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20080410115336/http://moo.vivaroxymusic.com/651. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ a b c d "UK Top 40 Hit Database". http://www.everyhit.com. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ "allmusic (((Boys and Girls > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums)))". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r37462. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ a b c "allmusic (((Boys and Girls > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles)))". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r37462. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ a b "BPI Certified Awards". http://www.bpi.co.uk/. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ^ "RIAA Gold and Platinum". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
| Preceded by Our Favourite Shop by The Style Council |
UK number one album June 15, 1985 – June 28, 1985 |
Succeeded by Misplaced Childhood by Marillion |
